In the UK children and young people describe damaging experiences in a system of “care” that often harms and doesn’t help them.
Gill Main, Professor of Childhood, Youth and Social Justice at the University of
ATD Fourth World members in Spain marked Human Rights Day with an event entitled “Social Rights: the Poor Relatives of (…) Read more →
Professor of Human Rights at the University of Valencia, Carmen Salcedo Beltran,
In the video below, ATD Volunteer Corps member, Diana Skelton talks about the chapter she and Martin Kalisa, ATD’s Regional (…) Read more →
A professor of criminal sociology who took part [in MK work], Françoise Digneffe,
UN event on overcoming poverty-based discrimination, organized by ATD as part of the 60th session of the Commission for Social Development.
The event began with a welcome from moderator Sandra Liebenberg, Professor of human
In 2015, the World Day for Overcoming Poverty (17 October) focused on the theme “Building a sustainable future by coming (…) Read more →
messages read aloud and a conference chaired by Mr Dimby Vaovolo, a university professor
Come together with others to listen to people experiencing poverty, celebrate courage and resilience, and share commitments to action to end poverty.
include: the exhibition “The Roles We Play, Here and There; An Audience with Oxford Professor
On 6 April 2016, ATD Fourth World activists from Flanders (a region in Belgium) and Ireland spoke at a meeting (…) Read more →
During the discussion with the public, Idès Nicaise, professor at the University
On February 15, 2024, ATD Fourth World delegates gathered at the World Bank headquarters in Washington DC.
Esther Duflo — the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development
In Bangkok street vendors are part of an informal economy that sustains many of the city’s citizens who live on low-incomes.
A street vendor at age 13 Professor Narumol Nirathron, a long time ATD Fourth World
Researchers believe the experience of poverty provides unique knowledge essential to supporting people marginalized by disadvantage.
Elena Lasida, author of this article, is a professor at the Catholic University of
